Connecticut's public health insurance exchange enrolled 204,358 residents during the most recent open-enrollment period that ended Feb. 15. The exchange, Access Health CT, has enrolled a total of 552,603 people since it first opened for business in October 2013. Additionally, Access Health CT's CEO, James Wadleigh, said there will be a month-long special enrollment period for people who are learning for the first time that they face a tax penalty for not having health coverage. That special enrollment period is likely to be in April, but firm dates were not available. Since the exchange first opened to give people a place to shop online for medical coverage, 110,095 people...

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